EXPOSURE Photo Blog: Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

An Oregon State University bee researcher collects "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. AAfter taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

An Oregon State University bee researcher collects "nurse bees" with tweezers from a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Stephanie Parreira looks for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Ciera Wilson searches for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. AAfter taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Stephanie Parreira looks for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Jarred Jorgensen looks for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

An Oregon State University bee researcher collects "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Ciera Wilson searches for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researchers collect "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides on the bees. The research could be useful in determining why large colonies of bees sometimes die off — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researchers collect "nurse bees" from hives outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

An Oregon State University bee researcher collects "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Jarred Jorgensen looks for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014

Oregon State Studies Honey Bees

Oregon State University bee researcher Ciera Wilson searches for "nurse bees" in a hive outside on August 5, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. After taking a sample, the researchers analyze the bee blood to determine the effects of pesticides do their the bee's immune systems. The research could be useful in determining if why large number of bees have been dying recently. — Natalie Behring / Getty Images, Aug. 5, 2014